bacterie

Dutchification of older bacterium, from New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff”), from βακτηρία (baktēría).

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɑkˈteː.ri/

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• Hyphenation: bac‧te‧rie
• Rhymes: -eːri

bacterie f (plural bacteriën, diminutive bacterietje n)

1. bacterium, any member of the domain Bacteria

• bacterieel
• bacterievuur

• → Caribbean Javanese: baktéri (dialectal)

Borrowed from French bactérie, from New Latin bacterium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff”), from βακτηρία (baktēría) + -ium.

bacterie f (plural bacterii)

1. bacterium (single celled organism with no nucleus or organelles)